Kingston Council trading standards officers seized almost 300 items during a raid in January 2013, after a previous visit had aroused suspicion.

Councillor David Glasspool, cabinet member for trading standards, said: "Deceiving people into paying for inferior quality by selling counterfeit goods devalues the image of branded items and creates unfair competition for honest businesses in our borough.

"The council works hard to keep Kingston fake-free and to prevent shoppers being ripped off."

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